Adjustable stall.



0. B. STILLMAN.

ADJUSTABLE STALL.

APPLmATwN FILED MAR.so,1911.

www.'30,1912.

0. B. STILLMAN.

ADJUSTABLE STALL.

APPLIOATION FILED 111111.30, 1911.

Patented Jan. 30, 191.2.

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OSGAR BISHOP STILLMAN, OF WASHINGIONVILLE, NEW YORK.

ADJUSTABLE s'rALL.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 30, 191?.

Application filed March 30, 1911. Serial N o. 617,835.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, OSCAR B.l STILLMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Washingtonville, in the county of Orange and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Adjustable Stall, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description.

My invention is a stall, preferably a cow stall, so constructed that the length thereof can be readily changed to suit the size of the animal occupying the same; and it comprises certain novel features which will be fully pointed out in the accompanying description and particularly specified in the claims appended thereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a pa'rt of this speciication, in which the same characters ofreference indicate the same parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of one form of my improved stall; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the construction shown on Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a modification taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 4; Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a view of a detail; Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6.

On Figs. l and 2 of the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the floor of a barn in which is formed a scavenging trough or gutter 2, located at the rear ends of the stalls, which are arranged side by side to form-a row in the usua way. This trough or gutter is for the purpose of carrying away refuse and lth; and to secure the greatest amount of cleanliness the dairy animal should be made to stand in the position illustrated on Fig. l, that is, the animal should stand with its tail directly over the gutter 2, so that the excrement dropped by the cow will not foul the floor of the barn, but will fall directly into the gutter 2, where it can be washed away with a hose. It is well known,l however, that dairy cows are not all of the same size, but vary from four and a half to six feet long. Hence, if a herd of cows is driven into a barn and housedi stalls of the same length, the smaller cows will be apt .to stand too far toward the front of the stall to utilize the gutter 2.V By means of my improved construction the size of the stall 1s varied to suit the length of the cow, and each cow is held in proper position with respect to the trough 2, to give the desired result.

In the practice of my invention I make a space for each stall by employing posts 4, fastened to the floor 2 at the base and to the roof 3 at the top. A pair of these posts, one behind the other, spaced a suitable distance from the gutter 2, is placed between each pair of adjacent stalls, as shown on Figs. l and 2.

4 is a brace for each rear post 4.

Attached to each pair of posts 4 are two pairs of cross pieces 5, onepair being iXed to the posts 4 at the bottom and the other pair near the top. The members of each pair are spaced apartto receive the ends of horizontal bars 6, which are adjustably mounted between the members 5. Each of the' members 5 has two parallel rows of holes therein to receive pins ,which pass through corresponding holes in the ends of the horizontal bars 6. One row of holes in each crosspiece 5 is for the bars 6 of one stall, and the other row is of course for the bars 6 in front of the stall adjacent.y y

Supported centrally of the upper bar 6 is a short chain 8, which carries a yoke 9. This yoke comprises a pair of curved members 9, which are pivoted together at their lower ends as at 10, and locked together at ,their upper ends so as to embrace the neck of the cow, by means of a fastening device 8 on the end of the chain I8. A

chain 11 is used to fasten the bottom of theV yoke 9 to the lower bar 6. This yoke will prevent the cow from moving forward away from the trough 2', but will permit the animal to move her head up and down and from side to side, so as not to interfere with the animal when feeding. For a shorter cow, the bars 6 will be moved to the right on Fig. l, and for a longer cow they will be moved to the left.

The animal in the stall shown on Figs. 1

and 2, can be fed from a manger, or by throwing fodder. on the floor the posts 4.

In the form shown on Fig. 3,`the loor of the barn is raised at the front of the stall, as shown at 2', and each stall is separated from the adjacent stall by a short length of 1, in front of ltl concrete. curbing l2. ltosts ld, similar to the posts l, on l41 l and 2, have their lower ends embedded in the concrete l2, and their upper ends supported by the root. a pair ot these posts is arranged between each stall and its neighbor, each post being located behind the other, and the rear posts let being braced by a member lll', tired to the tloor 2 at one end and united to the rear post lby allcoupling at a suitable distance above the concrete l2. 'Ehe posts la, as Well as the bracing members lll, may be made oit gas pipe, and each pair ot posts tl is connected near its top by means ot tivo horizontal bars l5, these horizontal bars being parallel to each other and being spaced apart in horizontal planes and connected at their ends to Suitable couplings lr6, carried by the posts ll. tOnly one ot these upper horizontal bars l5 is shown on Fig. 3, but it will be understood that there willl be tivo, one tor the stall on one side of the curb, and the other tor the neighboring stall on the opposite side. Similar horizontal bars l5 are arranged adjacent the lower ends olf the posts let, a pair ot these lower bars l5V being carried by each curb l2 on opposite sides thereof, and being connected by suitable couplings 16, which have their ends embedded in the curb, and are also connected. to the lower ends ot the posts lll, it desired.

li' are 'transverse horizontal bars Which extend across the `liront the stall, these bars ll" being supported by' the bars l5 at their opposite ends. @ne ot these bars l? is supported by tvvo upper bars l5, and the other bar l?" is supported by two lower bars, the ends ot each bar titting into l -shaped couplings 155., which are carried by the bars l5, so that they can be moved back and itorth thereon. 'l'hese bars l5 have vertical apertures therethrough, and the couplings i8 carry pins lll, so that the transverse horizontal bars l? can be locked in any adjusted position.

The yolte 9, shown on Figs. l and i), is supported by a chain between the upper and lower transverse bars ll, to tit around the neck ot the cow or other dairy animal, as in the former case. lo the lower bar l? is hired a transverse board or partition 20. This board is clamped to the pipe 17 and can be either held in an upright position, as shown on Figs. 3 and 6, or turned partly over, as shown on Fig. 7. The 'liodder for the animal is dumped between this board and the raised portion of the door 2'; and the door 2', the board 20 and the concrete cnrbings 12, `form a trough in front oit the stall. from which the animal feeds. lllhen it is desired to wash the door ot the barn, the board 2O is turned over to the position show on Fig. l', to permit a tree flow ot Water over the bottom ot the stall to the trough or gutter 2 at the rear..

Loraine l Wish to reserve to myselt the right to malte such changes in the size and arrangeinen-t oit' the parts, as fairly fall Within the scope ot my invention. For example, While l have shown and described my invention as a con' stall, l do not Wish to limit its use to dairy animals, but l may employ it tor horses, cattle, or anything else, in the manner described.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. An adjustable stall comprisingl a pair ot posts on each side thereot, each pair ot posts being longitudinally arranged With respect to the said stall, a cross bar supported adjacent the top and bottom of each pair ot said posts, transverse horizontal bars supported by said cross bars in position to permit the head and neclr ot an animal to pass between the same, and means :tor securing; said transverse horizontal bars in various positions ot adjustment With respect to the cross bars to .increase or decrease the length ot the said cow stall.

Q. A stall comprising a pair ot posts adjacent each side thereof, each pair of said posts being longitudinally arranged with re spect to said stall, a cross bar supported'adjacent the top and bottom ot" each ot said pair ot posts, transverse horizontal bars carried by said cross bars, means "for tasteningr said transverse bars in various positions ot adjustment to increase or decrease the length of the stall, and a rotatable partition carried by the lovvermost of said adjustable horizontal bars. u

3. .Lt stall comprising a pair ot posts adjacent each side. a concrete curb on each side of said stall adjacent the liront thereof, the lower ends ot said posts beingembedded in said concrete, a cross bar carried by each pair ot said posts adjacent the upper portions thereoit, cross bars arranged upon the inner faces of said curb, transverse horizon tal bars supported by the cross bars upon said posts and said curbingl in position to allow the head and neck ot the animal occupyingF the stall to pass betvve'en them. and means `lor securing said transverse horizontal bars in various positions ot adjustment with respect to the cross bars to increase or decrease the 4length olf said stall.

4. in adjustable stall having a depressed floor, said depressed floor forming a shoulder with the level ot the main floor in trent,

thereof, a curb on each side of said stall adjacent the front thereof, a pair ot posts adjacent eaeh side of the stall, said posts being placed one behind the other and having their lower' ends embedded in the curb, cross-bars carried by the said posts adjacent 'the upper portion thereof, cross -bars arranged upon the inner faces oit said curb, transverse horizontal supported by the cross-bars upon liti llti

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said posts and said curbs in position to allow the head and neck of the animal occupying the sta-ll to pass between them, means for securing said transverse horizont-al bars in various positions of adjustment to increase or decrease the length of the stall, and a rotatable 'partition carried by the lowermost of said adjustable horizontal bars, said par- *ition forming with the curbs and the shoulder in front of the stall, a trough to receive 10 the fodder for the animal.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

OSCAR BISHOP STILLMAN. Witnesses:

CHARLES NIooLLs, WM VAN DUzEN, Jr. 

